New Streaming: Obi-Wan Kenobi- Episodes 1 and 2

 After almost 20 years (thanks for making me feel old, me!), we see what happened to Obi-Wan...11 years later.

I thought it was a Long, Long Time Ago, but whatever.

After an open that will be less awkward when we don't have a School Shooting that week (please let there be a week like this!), we get to see what Obi-Wan is up to.

He's hiding out on Tatooine under his last name, which is somehow a good cover.

In the time since that last Film, we now have Inquisitors, evil Jedi/Sith combos that hunt Jedis(presumably we'll eventually get a Show explaining them)...and might have been them.

So Order 66 left a loophole in to save some Younglings?

One of them- Reva- is out to get Obi-Wan for reasons that we don't know yet.  I'm guessing we'll find out in Episode 5, if these Prestige Shows have a pattern.

We learn that Uncle Owen doesn't want Obi-Wan around.  I guess seeing him just...burns him up.

A mission comes up that requires Obi-Wan to leave Tattoine (aw, we need more Shows and Films set there!!!).

That means digging up his lightsaber.

Question- are we seeing his first attempt at this...or his 42nd?

As Episode 2 ends, he learns a big secret...well, a secret to him.  No SPOILERS.

On the plus side, he got to meet Kumail Nanjiani.  

Neat.

Let's see what happens next...

A good pair of Episodes that sets things up nicely.  It's definitely a bit complicated trying to follow things at this point, with this Show happening in the window between the Prequels and Episode IV, while the other Shows happen after Return of the Jedi.  At least I'm set until we get the Show that's a PREQUEL to the random Story that happens right before Episode IV begins.

Where was I?

On its own merits, the Show tells a good Story.  We see Obi-Wan as a reluctant Hero just trying to survive.  We see a new form of evil making a mess of things.  We see, as always, famous Characters at different ages than we did before.

Thankfully, the somber mood that permeates Episode 1 is lightened a bit in Episode 2.  There are still dark moments, but it's more about moving on than the last Episode.  Once we're off of Tatooine, things perk up- what a shock!

Can Obi-Wan continue to deliver (in spite of arguably-Racist Trolls)?  Here's hoping...

Next time, a big reveal will affect what Obi-Wan does next.  Will he make a big mistake?  See you then...